Monday, July 14, 2014

http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=189164#.U8QH2rFhsTBDioxins refer to a group of toxic chemical compounds that share
certain chemical structures and characteristics. Dioxins can be
released into the environment through forest fires, backyard burning of
trash, certain industrial activities and residue from past commercial
burning of waste.

Dioxins break down very slowly and past releases of dioxins from both
man-made and natural sources still exist in the environment. According
to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “Almost every living
creature has been exposed to dioxins.”Exposure can occur through the diet with small amounts of exposure
coming from breathing air containing trace amounts of dioxins and from
inadvertent ingestion of soils containing the compounds. Workplace
exposures are also possible in certain industries. The health effects
associated with dioxins depend on a variety of factors including the
level of exposure, when someone was exposed, and for how long and how
often the person is exposed.Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), or simply dioxins, were
added to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s
(OEHHA) list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive
toxicity for purposes of Proposition 65 in 1992.“Studies have shown that exposure to dioxins at high levels may cause
a number of adverse health effects, including cancer,” said Michael
Chapman, Laboratory Manager of LA Testing’s Garden Grove facility. “The
most obvious non-cancer health effect in people exposed to large amounts
of dioxin is chloracne, a severe skin disease with acne-like lesions
that occur mainly on the face and upper body. Other non-cancer effects
of exposure to large amounts of dioxin include developmental and
reproductive effects, damage to the immune system, interference with
hormones, skin rashes, skin discoloration, excessive body hair and
possible liver damage.”READ MORE: http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=189164#.U8QH2rFhsTB